Search teams have recovered the bodies of all three children killed when a rural farmhouse in Jameson, Missouri, burned down over the weekend.

Investigators made the discovery after expanding the search near the ruins of the century-old home about 60 miles northeast of St. Joseph.

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The victims are believed to be members of a blended family that lived at the home, Kohnnner Uthe, 2, his brother Kouper Rhoades, 9 months, and Jazmin Curtis, 6. An uncle, Jordan Curtis, 20, was babysitting five children when the fire broke out late Saturday night.

Investigators said they don't know which of the recovered bodies is whose yet. Dental records will likely have to be used.

Daviess County Sheriff Ben Becerra said the children were sleeping in the living room about midnight.

"I just assume that he was coughing in his sleep and that woke him up," Becerra said.

Becerra said Jordan Curtis was able to rescue an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old child, but the fire was too intense for him to return. He was listed in serious condition at a hospital Monday.

"An old house like that, just went up," said Becerra. "Just went up like a matchbox."

State fire investigators said they don't know how the fire started, but they think it started near the living room where everyone was sleeping. Becerra said the cause of the fire may never be known.

Vicki Uthe was Kohnner and Kouper's grandmother. She said she was traveling to Kansas City from Atlanta Monday to join the family.

She said losing her grandchildren was a very big blow.

"Kohnner had a smile that would light up the world. He could brighten your darkest day just by smiling," she said. "Kouper was a very loving baby, he loved to give kisses and cuddle."

She said she didn't know Jazmin because her daughter had just married into Jazmin's family.

Three of the children who were in the house when the fire started went to school in the Daviess County R-3 School District, a small district with only 70 students in the entire school system. Superintendent Wendall Burns said almost everyone knew what had happened before school started Monday morning.

"They're doing pretty well. Once again, they started out pretty reserved," Burns said. "The younger students had a lot of questions because they didn't really understand what had happened."